Deep Red (#850101)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.49:1 — vs black: 2.00:1

Color values

HEX #850101
RGB rgb(133, 1, 1)
HSL hsl(0, 99%, 52%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 99.25, 99.25, 47.84 )

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #850101 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#018585

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#850143

#854301

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#018501

#010185

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#018543

#014385

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#438501

#018585

#430185

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Red
#850101 Base

#190000

#390000

#5D0101

#AD0101

#D10202

#FD2222

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190000

— #2F0000

— #440101

— #5A0101

— #6F0101

Deep Red #850101 Base

— #CB0202

— #FD1515

— #FE5B5B

— #FEA0A0

— #FFE6E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #850101. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #850101;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #850101;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #850101;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #850101,
        #0CFEFE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #850101,
        #0CFEFE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-red: #850101;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-red-r: 133;
$deep-red-g: 1;
$deep-red-b: 1;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-red;
    color: rgba($deep-red-r, $deep-red-g, $deep-red-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #850101 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #4A4A00 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #2D2D04 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #850101 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #3F3F3F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Red #850101 Base

Deep Maroon #820000 ΔE 0.61

Maroon #800000 ΔE 1.01

Dark Red #8B0000 ΔE 1.25

Barn Red #7C0A02 ΔE 1.75

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.

Deep Red (#850101)

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